CDS vendors are required by 19 CSR 15-8.400(7)(J) to submit an annual audit performed by a Missouri licensed CPA within 150 days of the end of the vendor’s fiscal year. The majority of CDS vendors’ fiscal years run January 1 – December 31, making the audit due May 31st.
Pursuant to Executive Orders 20-02, 20-04, and 20-10, the Director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has waived 19 CSR 15-8.400(7)(J) to the extent necessary to extend the annual audit submission deadline until August 31, 2020. To see the DHSS Director’s waiver authorization click here.